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ATTOR/Vf) Patented na. 22.11942 UNITED STATES PATENT or-Flea sum nuns3221s ACCESSORIES I v Sidney H. Bcniamin. Milwaukee, Wis. ApplicationAprll 15, 1941,8erlnl No. 388,617 20 Claims. (01. 3 -40) My inventionrelates to safety razor accessories and refers particularly to devicesadapted to coact with safety razor blade magazines, during the insertioninto and withdrawal of blades from a razor head.

The devices of my invention are Particularly advantageous inco-operation with razors so constructed as to prevent the removal of ablade from the razor, or the insertion of a blade therein without theuse of some special device particularly adapted for that purpose.

Among the devices suitable for the above-mentioned purposes are blademagazines capable of holding a plurality of blades and of suchconstruction that during their reciprocal movements over a razor guardthey will remove a previously deposited blade and deposit a new bladethereon.

Whileit is possible that a blade magazine may new blade therein, butneed buy onlya much less expensive blade magazine and use it as a reflll for his inserting device.

A further advantage of my device over that of a combined magazine andinserting device, is that the magazine may be removed from the insertingdevice after each use, and the latter may be thoroughly cleansed withoutsubmitting the being injured by handling.

be of such construction that it willcombine withiniitself the means forretaininga plurality of blades, means for allowing the removal of asingle' blade therefrom,- means, for directing its movement intotherazorand means for operating the blade retaining and releasing elements ofthe razor, the object of the present-invention is a device whereby thedevices necessary for the accomplishment of these results present newand improved features of considerable value.

Safety razor blades are sold in packages for convenience and' in orderthat the edges may not be dulled or marred during handling, and it isevident, therefore, that the packages containing allowing them suits.

My present invention, therefore, is-directed to such devices adapted forthe purposes described herein as to allow of their economic cost ofproduction coupled with efficiency of operation.

In order to accomplish the above-mentioned described results, I havedevised a simple, inexpensive blade magazine adapted to co-operate witha separate specially devised magazine holder, the latter acting as ameans for the introduction of the blade magazine into a razor head forthe purpose of depositing a new blade therein and withdrawing an oldblade therefrom.

It is evident that a user need purchase only one such holder and thatthe blade magazines of my invention may be used as re-fllls therefor.

It will thus be seen that in the continued employment of the device ofmy invention, the user is not compelled to buy a combined blade magazineand device for inserting the magazine into a razor head for the purposeof positioning a designated by similar numerals.

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Figure 6 is a section through the lineB-S of I The foregoing and othervaluable features of the devices of my invention will be evident upon aconsideration of my specification and its accompanying drawings, inwhich similar v the device of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a top view of a razor blade adapted for use in theblademagazine'of Figures 2 to 6.

, Figure 8 is a bottom view of the afore lllustrated holderand magazinewith a plurality of bladeswithin the magazine.

Figure 9 is a section through the line 99 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a section through the line |0|'0 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary top view of the first step in introducing thecombined devices of Figures 8, 9 and 10 into a razor head.

Figure 12 is a section through the line [2-H of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is'a vertical cross-section similar to Figure 12 with thedevices moved further into the razor head.

Figure 14 is a vertical cross-section similar to Figure 13 with thedevices moved completely into the razor head.

parts are Figure is a section through the line l5-l5 of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is a perspective top view of a modified form of my re-fillblade magazine holder.

Figure 17 is a perspective top view of a modified form of my re-fillblade magazine holder adapted for one-edge blades.

Figure 18 is a top view of a blade magazine adapted for use with theholder of Figure 17.

Figure 19 is a section through the line l9-l9 of Figure 18.

Figure 20 is a section through the line 20-20 of Figure 18.

Figure 21 is a top view of a blade adapted for use with the devices ofFigures 17 to 20.

Figure 22 is a bottom view of the blade magazine with blades therein.

Figure 23 is a bottom view of the assembled holder of Figure 17 and theblade magazine of Figure 22.

Figure 24 is a section through the line 24-24 of Figure 23.

Figure 25 is a section through the line 25-25 of Figure 23.

Figure 26 is a fragmentary top view of the holder of Figure 23 with itsblade magazine partly inserted into a razor head. I

Figure 27 is a section through the line 21-21. of Figure 26.

Figure 28 is a section through the line 28-28 of the device of Figure 26with the holder and blade magazine completely inserted in the razorhead.

Figure 29 is a top view of a modified form of a re-fill blade magazine.

Figure 30 is an enlarged section through the line 30-30 of Figure 29with the upper guide member pushed in and the holder and magazinecompletely entered into the razor head of Figure 11.

Figure 31 is a perspective view of a modified form of a re-fill blademagazine holder, with a blade magazine therein.

Figure 32 is a top View of the magazine of Figure 31 without blades.

Figure 33 is a bottom view of the magazine of Figure 31 without blades.

Figure 34 is a section through the line 34-34 of Figure 32-.

Figure 35 is a section through the line 35-35 of Figure 34.

Figure 36 is a top plan view of a blade.

Figure 37 is an enlarged section through the line 31-31of Figure 31.

Figure 38 is a bottom view of Figure 37.

Figure 39.is a longitudinal section of a modified form of a blademagazine holder.

Figure 40 is a top view of a razor and blade magazine holder showing thefirst step of operation.

Figure 41 is a section through the line 4|l-4l of Figure 40.

Figure 42 shows the arrangement of parts of Figure 40 during the nextstep of operation,

Figure 43 shows the full movement of the parts of Figure 40.

Figure 44 is an enlarged section through the line 44' of Figure 43.

Figure 45 is a section through the line 45-45 of Figure 41.

The particular form of my refill safety razor blade magazine holder,adapted particularly for use with double-edge blades, for the purposesdescribed herein, as shown in Figures 1 to 15 inclusive, comprises a topmember 56, having an elongated recess 5|, two upwardly extended rearguards 52-52, a recess 53 between the guards 52-52 and a plurality ofupwardly and rearwardly extended blade removing members 54-54. Fixedlyattached to the top member are two similar guide side members 55-55,each so constructed as to have two interior superimposed run-ways 56 and51 extending longitudinally of said guide side members 55-55, the use ofwhich will be later described. The upper run-way 56 is formed by thelower longitudinal-member 58 and the upper longitudinal member 59, andthe lower run-way 51 is formed by the lower longitudinal member 60 andthe upper longitudinal members 6|. Each guide side member 55 has aforwardly and downwardly extended entering member 62, the forward end ofwhich is spaced from the upper face of the longitudinal member 6|, toallow of the passage of a razor blade between the membn-rs BI and 62 asat 6|. One side member carries a spring controlled stop member 63, theportion 64 of which extends slightly across the end of the run-way 56.

The operation of this device is accompanied by a razor blade magazine ofsuch construction as to allow of the ejection, or removal, of a singleblade from a stack of blades carried by the magazine.

One form of a blade magazine adapted for cooperation with theabove-described holder de vice comprises the top member 10, thetwofianged sides 1I-1I, and the spaced bottom member 12-12. One end isclosed by the end member 13, and the other end carries the end -members14-14, one side of each of which is spaced 14' from a bottom member 12sufliciently member 16. These lugs extend toward the bottom members12-12, the free extremity of each lug 16 being spaced from the bottommembers 12-12 a distance 16 at least as great as the thickness of ablade and less than the thickness of two blades. A spring 18 having theopenings 19-19 for the admission of the lugs 16-16 and a longitudinalrecess 68 is positioned between the top member 1|] and the bottommembers 12-12.

A blade 8| adapted for use with the above described blade magazine andmagazine holder and with a particular form of razor head to be describedlater, has the openings 82-82 for recepmagazine, the magazine isremovably carried by the holder by inserting the ends of the two flangesides 1l-1l of the magazine at the open end of the magazine, into thetwo run-ways 56-56 of the holder sides and sliding it fully therein, thecatch 63, thus preventing the magazine from reverse movement.

The co-ordinated device is clearly shown in Figures 8, 9 and 10.

is their co-operative action with razor blades in such a manner that theinward and outward passage of the device between a razor head guard andits cover member will remove a used blade therefrom and deposit a newblade in position for shaving, said new blade being automaticallywithdrawn from the blade magazine.

While my devices are particularly valuable for use with razer heads inwhich blades cannot be deposited or withdrawn other than by the use 01my devices, I do not limit their use to razor heads oi that particularconstruction, and I wish it, therefore, to be understood that my laterdescribed descriptions of their applications are given solely forpurposes of illustrating some forms of their application.

Figures 11 to 15 illustrate the application of my co-ordinated devices,described herein, to a razor of the character of that shown anddescribed in my United States Patent Number 1 2,226,964, issued December31, 1940, although I do not limit their application to this particularform 01' razor head.

As the said United States patent is of public I print and as theoperating elements for the removal of an old blade and the deposit of anew blade are clearly described therein, and as such razor is not a partof this invention, it is believed that in describing the application ofthe devices of this application it is necessary to show and describeonly those parts of the patented device as will clearly show theapplication of the devices herein.

Figure 11 and 12 illustrate the first step in the application of mydevices and comprise raising the cap I from abutment upon the positionedblade 8| which it is desirous of removing from the razor. The inclinedmembers 62-62 are inserted between the guard |0| and the blade 6|.

Figure 13 illustrates the positions of the elements when the holder ismoved longitudinally along the razor head. During this movement thesides of the guard |0| move within the two runways 515'| of the holder,this movement has depressed the two cams |02||l2, and moving the bladeretaining member I63 out of contact with the blade 8| allowing it to bereleased therefrom, the blade 8| being released by the finger memberslM-IM from the recesses 64-64 of the blade 8|.

Figures 14 and 15 illustrate the holder and blade magazine movedcompletely longitudinally along the razor head. The holder has now movedthe vertically movable studs |l|5| 05 downwardly thus withdrawing themfrom upper retaining contact with the blade 8| which has now been forcedto a position of rest upon the top 50 of the holder with the withdrawingmembers 64-54 positioned within the openings 8282 of the blade 6| andhence the withdrawal of the holder will withdraw the blade 8 I Duringthe positioning of the elements as shown in Figures 14 and 15, theoutermost blade 8| of the stack of blades in the magazine has beencarried into the head and is positioned in proper position for shavingand as the holder and magazine are withdrawn the blade retaining membersof the head operate to'retain this outermost blade within the head,while the remaining blades in the magazine are retained therein.

It will thus be seen that by an introducing movement and awithdrawalimovement of my 3 holder and magazine, an old blade is removedfrom, and a new blade is introduced into and positioned within a razorhead.

It will be further noticed that my holder and my magazine are soconstructed that a user can retain his holder and introduce blademagazines into it as desired, and hence, as his future purchases arelimited to stacked blade magazines, a device of the described characteris much more economical than a device in which the holder and magazineare of unitary construction.

The modified form of my holder for a blade magazine containing doubleedge blades illustrated in Figure 16 is the same as the onepreviouslyshown and described except that the top member of the holderis in two sections 50A and 503 instead of in one section 50.

The modified form of my device adapted for single edge blades asillustrated in Figures 17 to 28 is the same as that previouslyillustrated and described, as is evidenced by the use of thecorresponding numerals, except that it is of such dimensions that itallows of the ejection of a blade with the edge directed rearwardly ofthe device, while in the previously described form, in the ejection of ablade the two edges are directed at right angles to the direction ofmovement of the device. The bottom member 60 is in one piece, as shown,thus forming a recess 60' therein.

One form of a one edge blade 8|A adapted for this blade magazine andholder is shown particularly in'Figure 21 and has two openings 82A, 82Aand an elongated recess 83A.

The blade magazine employed with this holder is also similar to thatshown and described in the prior form, being adapted to hold a pluralityof stacked blades, with means whereby the uppermost blade of such stackcan be withdrawn from the magazine without the removal of other blades.

Figures 26 to 28 illustrate the application of my last describedco-ordinated device to a razor of the character of that shown anddescribed in my United States Letters Patent Number 2,226,- 964 issuedDecember 31, 1940, although I do not limit its application to thisparticular form of razor head.

Figures 27 and 28 illustrate the first step in the application of mydevice and comprises raising the cap |00A from abutment upon thepositioned blade 8|A. The inclined members Bi -62 are inserted betweenthe cap and the blade and moved inwardly, thus causing the blade MA toride up over the upper face of the members 62-62.

A complete inward movement of the holder and blade magazine results incombination of these elements with the razor head as shown in Figure 28.The old used blade now rests upon the top 50 of the holder and is heldin place thereon by the projections 54-44 which are now positionedthrough the openings 82A82A of elements 5555 are not connect-ed'by a topmemher 50 as shown in Figure 1, but are two separate elements. l

The re-fill blade magazine, adapted for use with this modified form ofholder is similar to that described for use with the holder of Figure 1except that as there is no top member 50 the blade removing members54-54 are on the top member of the magazine.

' In the use of this form of my holder the two side flange members ll-IIof the magazine are inserted into the runways 56-56 of the side membersin the same manner as previously described. 1

In Figure 30, illustrating the co-operation of this form of holder andmagazine with a razor head of United States Letters Patent Number2,226,964, the relationship is exactly as that shown in Figure 15,except for the differences mentioned.

The modified form of my safety razor blade magazine holder shown inFigures 31 to 45, both inclusive, is particularly adapted for use withnarrow double edge blades to be deposited upon and removed from razorshaving their top members hingedly attached to their guard members, butits application is not limited to razors of the character mentioned.

This modified form of my holder for razor blade magazines comprises a.top plate 200 having a longitudinal slot l therein. When the holder isto be employed with razors so constructed that there is no centrally, orotherwise, positioned extended member adapted to removably attach thetop member to the guard member, thus longitudinal recess may be omitted.The two sides of the top plate 200 are bent downwardly 202 as shownparticularly in Figure 44.

The casing of the device comprises a top member 203, having the twoextended inclined arms 203-203', all of which extends upwardly and thendownwardly forming the U-shaped member 204, thence downwardly 205 andoutwardly 206 and then inwardly forming the two spaced bottom plates201-201, the extremities 208-208 of which are bent slightly downwardly.The forward end portions 209-209 of the sides 205- 205 and the members206-206 and 201-201 extend beyond the forward ends of the magazinecompartment and the upper edges of members 209-209 are inclineddownwardly. Fixedly attached to the inner face of the casing member 209is a blade releasing member 2I0 to be later described. The rearwardportion of the casing, or holder, carries a removal magazine retainingmeans comprising a cut-out piece 2 from the side and back of the casingand bent as shown in Figure 31, thus preventing the accidental removalof the magazinewhile allowing of its desired removal.

In the illustrated device the top plate 200 is slidable, but it may bemade a fixed element of the device or may be entirely eliminated.

Without limiting myself to any particular form of blade magazine capableof use with my blade magazine holder, Figures 32 to 35 show one form ofa blade magazine, the application of which in my blade magazine is shownin some of the other figures.

This particular form of a blade magazine comprises the top member 2l2,the downwardly extended side members 2l3-2l3, the spaced bottom members2l4-2I4 and the end members '2l5-2l5 one of which has an opening 2l6extending across the end and having a width equal to the thickness of arazor blade within the magazine. Two blades retaining lugs 2H- 2" arefixedly attached to the under face of the .top member 2I2 by means oftwo countersunk bolts 2|8-2I8. A spring 2l9, having openings toaccommodate the lugs 2 lI-2ll, has a natural tendency to press aplurality of razor blades toward the bottom members 2|4-2 I4. Aplurality of blades are stacked within the magazine, the lugs 2l'I-2l'lpassing through the openings in the spring M9, and into and through allof the openings 220m a blade 22I, except the bottom one, the height ofthe lugs 2|1-2l'l being less than the distance from the top member 2l2to the bottom member 2 by the thickness of a razor blade.

It will, therefore, be noted that it is possible to withdraw the bottommember of the stack through the opening 2l6, while the remainder of theblades will be retained within the magazine.

Figures 40 to 45 show the application of thisparticular form of my blademagazine holder to a razor, but I do not limit myself to a razor of thisparticular construction.

The razor illustrated in these figures comprises a handle-stub 222 forthe attachment'of a handle, not shown, a guard plate 223 and a capmember 224 shown in part hingedly attached to the guard plate at 225.

The guard plate has a central portion carrying the movable lugs 226-226,and an opening 221 for the insertion of a lug (not shown) carried by thecap member 224, the guard plate has a plurality of extended teeth228-228 upon both sides of the central portion, each tooth having arecess, or groove 229 therein, said recesses, or grooves, being inalignment with each'other.

In describing the elements of the razor, that portion toward the rightin the figures will be referred to as the forward portion, while theportion carrying the hinge will be referred to as the rearward portion.

The end faces of the movable lug 226 are inclined forwardly, while theend faces of the movable lug 226' are inclined rearwardly. The inwardfaces of both lugs 226 and 226' abut upon the inclined faces of the stubelement 230 fixedly attached to the guard.

The lugs 226 and 226 consist of the portions extending above the upperface of the guardmember, and lower trip members, 23l-23I' positioned atright angles to the extended portions,

said trip members 23I-23l' extending outwardly from between the teeth228-228 and above the grooves 229-229. The trip members 23l-23l' andtheir upwardly extended members 226-226' are maintained in their upwardpositions by the springs 232-232 and guided in slots 22l'-22l of theguard member 223.

The operations incident to the removal of an old, or previouslydeposited blade and the insertion of a new blade by means of this formof my razor blade holder into the described razor are shown in Figures40 to 44 inclusive.

In the first step of operation as shown in Figures 40 and 41, theinclined members 203-203' have been entered under the old blade 22 Iwhich is riding on the upper face of these inclined members, and thefirst teeth 228-228 have entered the member 206 of the holder, with thetrip operating member 2I0-2I0 of the holder inserted in the grooves229-229 of these first teeth.-

As the longitudinal movement of the holder proceeds as shown in Figure42, the trip operating members 2I0-2I0 of the holder have moved over thelug members 23l-23l pressing them downwardly and thus depressing the lug226 until it is flush with the guard member thus allowing the new blade22! to pass over the upper face oi the guard member. At the same timethe old blade III has passed further along the holder members 2ll3'203'toward thechamber 333.

As the movement of the holder continues, the trip operating members2lll-2lll reach the lug members "I '23 I but as these lug members areone blade thickness lower at their top surfaces than the lug members23l-23l, the lug will not be pushed down until it is flush with theguard face, but extends above the guard face a distance equal to thethickness of the blade. A further movement of the holder, however,causes the blade to ride over the lug 226', thus forcing it flush withthe guard face.

When the holder is moved as far as it will go, an opening 220 of theblade 22l will be in alignment with the lug 223' and the lug 226' willbe spring forced upwardly until it is above the face of the guard adistance equal to the thickness of the blade. In the meantime the oldblade 22l has been forced into the chamber 333.

During this movement the lug 226 is maintained in depressed position bythe members 3i33| 3 of the magazine.

If now the holder be withdrawn, the insertion of the lug 226' into theopening of the blade, will maintain the blade upon the guard face andthe old blade is removed from the razor and is deposited in the chamber333. In this position the blade is held firmly in place upon the guardby the lugs 226-226.

The modified form of a magazine shown in Figure 39 is similar to thatpreviously described except that the chamber 333 has a spring 334therein under which the removed blade will be deposited.

It will thus be seen that my invention presents a device into which arazor blade magazine may be so removably positioned as to allow a safetyrazor head to remove a single blade from said magazine by movements ofsaid device over and in contact with said head.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, arrangementor material of parts as shown and described as these are given solely{or the purpose of clearly describing my inven- What I claim is:

1. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, two side membershaving co-operating elements adapted to receive a razor blade magazineforming a unitary structure therewith, a forwardly extended memberadapted to be inserted between the guard of a safety razor and a bladedeposited thereon and means adapted to receive the guard of a razorhead.

2. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, two side members.means connecting said side members. means adapted for the reception andremovable retention of a blade magazine between the two said sidemembers, a forwardly extended member adapted to be inserted between theguard of a safety razor and a blade deposited thereon and means adaptedto receive the guard of a razor head.

3. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member, twoside members having co-operating means for the reception of a blademagazine, a forwardly extended member adapted to be inserted between theguard of a safety razor and a blade deposited thereon and means adaptedto receive the guard of a razor head.

4. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member havinga centrally positioned recess therein, two side members havingco-oper'ating means for the reception of a blade magazine, a forwardlyextended member adapted to be inserted between the guard of a safetyrazor and a blade deposited thereon and means adapted to receive theguard of a razor head.

5. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member, twoside members having co-operating runways adapted for the removablereception of a blade magazine, a forwardly extended member adapted to beinserted between the guard of a safety razor and a blade depositedthereon and means adapted to receive the guard of a razor head.

6. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member havinga centrally positioned recess therein, two side members havingco-operating runways adapted for the removable reception of a blademagazine, a forwardly extended member adapted to be inserted between theguard of a safety razor and a blade deposited thereon and means adaptedto receive the guard of a razor head.

7. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member, twoside members each having two interiorly faced superimposed runwaysco-operating to removably receive a blade magazine and to receive theguard of a razor head and, a forwardly extended member adapted to beinserted between the guard of a safety razor and a blade positionedthereon.

, 8. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top memberhaving a centrally positioned recess therein, two side members eachhav-- ing two interiorly faced superimposed runways co-operating toremovably receive a blade magazine and to receive the guard of a razorhead and a forwardly extended member adapted to be inserted between theguard of a safety razor and a blade positioned thereon.

9. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member; twoside members, each having an interiorly faced runway adapted to receiveand support a blade magazine, and an interiorly faced runway adapted toreceive the guard of a razor head and a forwardly extended memberadapted to be inserted between the guard of a safety razor and a bladepositioned thereon.

10. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top memberhaving a centrally positioned recess therein; two side members, eachhaving an interiorly faced runway adapted to receive and support a blademagazine, and an interiorly faced runway adapted to receive the guard ofa razor head and a forwardly extended member adapted to be insertedbetween the guard of a safety razor and a blade positioned thereon.

11. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top memberhaving a centrally positioned recess therein; two side members, eachhaving an interiorly faced runway adapted to receive and support a blademagazine, an interiorly faced runway adapted to receive the guard of arazor a forwardly extended member adapted to be inserted between theguard of a safety razor and a blade positioned thereon and a bottomhaving an opening in alignment with said top member recess.

12. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member; aplurality of blade removing members extending above said top member; twoside members, each having two interiorly faced superimposed runways; abottom member extending inwardly from each side member, said bottommembers being spaced from each other, and a forwardly extended memberadapted to be inserted between the guard of a safety razor and a bladepositioned thereon.

13. In a holder for'a removable razor blade magazine, a top memberhaving a centrally positioned recess therein; a plurality of bladeremoving members extending above said top member; two side members, eachhaving two interiorly faced superimposed runways; a bottom memberextending inwardly from each side member, said bottom members beingspaced from each other, and a forwardly extended member adapted to beinserted between the guard of a safety razor and a blade positionedthereon.

14. In a holder fora removable razor blade magazine, a top member havinga centrally positioned recess therein, an end portion of each section ofsaid top member forming said recess being inclined downwardly forming areduced opening for the outward passage of a blade; two side memberseach having two interiorly faced superimposed runways.

15. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top memberhaving a centrally positioned recess therein, an end portion of eachsection of said top member forming said recess being inclined downwardlyforming a reduced opening for the outward passage of a blade; aplurality of blade removing members extending above said top member; twoside members each having two interiorly faced superimposed runways.

16. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, atop member havinga centrally positioned recess therein, an end portion of each section ofsaid top member forming said recess being inclined downwardly forming areduced opening for the outward passage of a blade; a plurality of bladeremoving members extending above said top member; two side members eachhaving two interiorly faced superimposed runways; and a bottom memberhaving an opening in alignment with said top member recess.

17. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top memberhaving a centrally positioned recess therein, an end portion of each 18.In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, a top member having acentrally positioned recess therein, an end portion of each section ofsaid top member forming said recess being inclined downwardly forming areduced opening for the outward passage of a blade; a plurality of bladeremoving members extending above said top member; two side membersextending slightly above said top member and each having two interiorlyfaced superimposed runways; and a bottom member having an opening inalignment with said top member recess.

' 19. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, two side memberseach having two corresponding runways, one corresponding set of saidrunways being adapted to receive a razor blade magazine forming a,unitary structure therewith and the other corresponding set of saidrunways being adapted toreceive the guard of a razor head and aforwardly extended member adapted to beinserted between the guard of asafety razor and a blade positioned thereon.

20. In a holder for a removable razor blade magazine, two side memberseach having two corresponding superimposed runways, one correspondingset of said runways being adapted to receive a razor blade magazineforming a unitary structure therewith and the othervcorresponding set ofsaid runways being adapted to receive the guard of a razor head and aforwardly extended member adapted to be inserted between the guard of asafety razor and a blade positioned thereon.

SIDNEY I-I. BENJAMIN.

